My 12-week kitten is sneezing with a teary, closed eye. What to do?

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12 week old kitten keeps sneezing all of a sudden. He's eating well and using the bathroom, but as you can see, one of his eyes is teary and closed. What can I do to help him? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 0.5 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Kitten needs to be examined by the veterinarian today. Many cats will get viral infections that cause sneezing and upper respiratory symptoms. Some of these kittens will get viral infections that also affect the eye and can cause painful ulcers which can progress and dive deeper into the eye (which is not good). Lysine supplements for cats may help with viral infections in general but your kitten still needs to be examined today. The doctor needs to check the eye for an ulcer, scratch or perhaps a foreign object trapped under the eye lid. You must also protect the eye from any scratching with an elizabethan collar. I hope this helps and best of luck.

My 12-week kitten is sneezing with a teary, closed eye. What to do?

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